take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
가지다(허락 없이); 취하다
"his images have been appropriated by advertisers"
'도용되다'
devote (money or assets) to a special purpose.
'기부하다' '바치다'
"there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses"
"He appropriated my image without my permission"
